All formal synonyms
forΒ·mal
F f adj formal
- precise β definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- academic β Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- solemn β grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
- legal β permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
- strict β characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
- proper β adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- ceremonial β Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- polite β showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- official β a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- regular β usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- ritual β an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- nominal β being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- approved β An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
- ceremonious β especially or excessively polite or formal
- confirmed β You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change.
- conventional β Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- decorous β Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- directed β proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique: a direct route.
- fixed β fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- lawful β allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- methodical β performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- prescribed β to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- pro forma β according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- punctilious β extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- rigid β stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- ritualistic β adherence to or insistence on ritual.
- stately β majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.: a stately home.
- stereotyped β reproduced in or by stereotype plates.
- systematic β having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- stereotypical β a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mΓ’chΓ© or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- formalistic β strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- aloof β Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- by the numbers β in prescribed sequence of movements and accompanied by a count
- distant β far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- prim β formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- reserved β kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- seemly β fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
- sententious β abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- stilted β stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.
- stuffy β close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
- unbending β not bending or curving; inflexible; rigid.
verb formal
- identify β to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
adjective formal
- stiff β rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- correct β If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- smart β having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
- affected β If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- exact β Not approximated in any way; precise.
- recognised β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognized β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.